Flash Flood Warning 73, NWS Indianapolis, IN

Issued

Jul 12, 2008, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)

Expired

Jul 12, 2008, 11:30 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Indianapolis, IN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Hendricks County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Putnam County, IN

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS53 KIND 130027
FFWIND
INC063-109-119-133-130330-
/O.NEW.KIND.FF.W.0073.080713T0027Z-080713T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
827 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HENDRICKS COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  MORGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHEASTERN OWEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT

* AT 821 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR 
  ESTIMATES THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS. THE 
  GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAINS EARLIER TODAY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  STILESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...LAKE HART...GREENCASTLE...FILLMORE AND
  BROOKLYN

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 63.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 3962 8626 3933 8627 3933 8670 3945 8671
      3946 8685 3972 8687

$$

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000 
WGUS73 KIND 130134
FFSIND

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
934 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

INC063-109-119-133-130330-
/O.CON.KIND.FF.W.0073.000000T0000Z-080713T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
HENDRICKS-MORGAN-OWEN-PUTNAM-
934 PM EDT SAT JUL 12 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OWEN...MORGAN...SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHERN
HENDRICKS COUNTIES...

AT 932 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT OVER 2 
INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS THIS EVENING.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
MOORESVILLE...GREENCASTLE...CLOVERDALE...AND BROOKLYN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
INDIANAPOLIS.

LAT...LON 3962 8626 3933 8627 3933 8670 3945 8671
      3946 8685 3972 8687

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.